1 Right to work: Republicans rushed right-to-work legislation through the Michigan Legislature Thursday, drawing raucous protests from hundreds of union supporters, some of whom were pepper-sprayed by police when they tried to storm the state Senate chamber. The House and Senate approved measures prohibiting private unions from requiring that nonunion employees pay fees. Democrats denounced it as an attack on worker rights, but the GOP sponsor insisted it would boost the economy and jobs.

2 Gay outreach: Mormon leaders in Utah made their most significant outreach yet to gays and lesbians, unveiling a new website Thursday that encourages church members to be more compassionate in discussions about homosexuality. Church officials said they haven't changed the Mormon teaching that marriage is only between a man and a woman. But the website (mormonsandgays.org/) says Mormons should be loving and respectful toward gays and lesbians, while appealing to gay and lesbian Mormons to stay in the church.

3 GMO bugs: Mosquito control officials in the Florida Keys are waiting for the federal government to sign off on an experiment that would release hundreds of thousands of genetically modified mosquitoes to reduce the risk of dengue fever in the tourist town of Key West. If approved by the Food and Drug Administration, it would be the first such experiment in the nation. Some Key West residents worry that not enough research has been done to determine the risks that releasing genetically modified mosquitoes might pose.

4 Illegal immigration: Census data released Thursday show a sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases. The number of illegal immigrants in the United States dropped to an estimated 11.1 million last year from a peak of 12 million in 2007, part of an overall waning of Latino immigration, which was topped last year by immigrants from Asia for the first time since 1910.

5 Mayor indicted: A federal grand jury indicted Trenton, N.J., Mayor Tony Mack, his brother and a friend on bribery and fraud charges tied to a city-owned lot and a plan to build a parking garage on it. Mack, 46, his brother Ralphiel Mack, 40, and Joseph Giorgianni, 63, were accused of participating in a scheme to accept $119,000 in bribes in exchange for helping two individuals acquire the parcel.

6 Abuse settlement: New York City will pay $9.7 million to settle a lawsuit by 10 disabled people who were fraudulently adopted by a woman and subjected to years of abuse. The plaintiffs sued the city and three contract adoption agencies that placed them with the woman, Judith Leekin, in 2009. Leekin adopted them over an eight-year period ending in 1996. The plaintiffs claimed Leekin was able to carry out a scam in which she fraudulently collected $1.68 million in adoption subsidies because the city didn't do its job.